258 N.C. App. 441 - In re: Z.D.’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “This Court reviews a trial court's conclusion that grounds exist to terminate parental rights to determine whether clear, cogent, and convincing evidence exists to support the court's findings of fact, and whether the findings of fact support the court's conclusions of law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re L.J.

2. “specific findings of the ultimate facts established by the evidence, admissions and stipulations which are determinative of the questions involved in the action and essential to support the conclusions of law reached.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re L.J.

3. “If the trial court's findings of fact are supported by ample, competent evidence, they are binding on appeal, even though there may be evidence to the contrary.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re L.J.